Music fans will not be burned again. In a post-Fyre Festival world, no one wants to believe the new Lovers and Friends Festival is real. And who can blame them? If you can’t trust Ja Rule, whose whole claim to fame is a song called “I’m Real,” who can you trust? Enter Snoop Dogg. The […]
Roughly four years after 2016’s Dame Fortune, seasoned producer RJD2 has announced his next album, The Fun Ones, will arrive on April 17 RJ’s Electrical Connections. The project marks RJD2’s seventh solo album but this time, he takes an unconventional approach. The Fun Ones is assembled as a mixtape and uses samples from conversations with several […]
Royce Da 5’9 was seemingly in a celebratory mood on Tuesday (February 18) when he announced Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By had been certified gold by the RIAA. The Bad Meets Evil MC shared a photo of Shady holding a shovel and donning a fedora — in true Music To Be Murdered By form […]
Neil Young is now officially an American citizen, and you know what that means: He has the God-given rights to bear arms, have a fair trial by jury, and write scathing open letters to his leaders in the Helvetica font. He chose to do the latter this week about Donald Trump, a man he has […]
Up-and-coming rapper and leader in the Brooklyn drill movement, Pop Smoke, was killed Wednesday morning. According to Fox LA, the rapper, born Bashar Jackson, was in a Hollywood Hills home owned by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave and her husband around 4:30 a.m. when two men wearing masks and hoodies broke […]
Pop Smoke was shot and killed at a Hollywood Hills home on Wednesday morning (February 19). The blossoming Brooklyn rapper was only 20 years old at the time of the shooting and had just begun to hit his stride as an artist. Police say two men wearing hoodies and masks broke into the home around 4:30 […]
Los Angeles, CA – Burgeoning rapper Pop Smoke was reportedly shot and killed during a home invasion on Wednesday morning (February 19). According to TMZ, the 20-year-old Brooklyn native was at a Hollywood Hills home when two men dressed in hoodies and masks broke into the house around 4:30 a.m. local time. Police said the men […]
Houston Rockets James Harden and Russell Westbrook grace the March 2020 cover of GQ, in the process paying tribute to Outkast’s iconic Stankonia photo shoot. Shortly after the cover was unveiled on Tuesday (February 18), Big Boi gave it two thumbs up and tagged GQ‘s Editor-In-Chief Will Welch to ensure he was aware of his approval. […]
Five years is an eternity. In the fictional Earth of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, it was enough time for the entire planet to die. Here on Earth Prime, it has been enough time for everything to go kind of awry, for hurricanes, wildfires, diseases, and […]
Dwyane Wade’s recent interview with Good Morning America stirred up plenty of controversy after the retired NBA star opened up about his transgender child. He explained to GMA‘s Robin Roberts his son, born Zion Wade, knew at 3 years old that he didn’t feel right in his own skin. So he ultimately began living as […]
The Weeknd is pivoting yet again from sad boy to goth boy with his new single, “After Hours,” the title track off his new album. The single, which clocks in at a hefty six minutes, arrives on the heels of his album title announcement, which dropped on Twitter last week. This all comes well after […]
Lil Kim and Ma$e are just two of the artists denying their involvement in the recently announced Lovers & Friends Festival. Shortly after the massive lineup was unveiled — which (supposedly) includes headliners Lauryn Hill, Usher and TLC — Lil Kim hit up her Instagram Stories and wrote across the flyer, “This is SO FAKE! I am […]
Commerce Township, MI – Former Shady Records artist Obie Trice caught a break on Tuesday (February 18) when he was charged with a misdemeanor in a case where he was originally facing felony assault. According to WXYZ Detroit, the Motor City rapper was accused of possession of an unregistered firearm following a December 2019 shooting. […]
Billie Eilish isn’t British, even if her name does sound like a pastoral Cornish hamlet. She did write the latest James Bond theme, however, for the upcoming No Time to Die, and as we all know, James Bond is a British action legend and sex symbol second only to Paddington. So days after debuting “No […]
After the tragic death of Love Island host Caroline Flack on Saturday, a spokesperson for the BRIT Awards confirmed to Sky News that Flack’s onetime boyfriend Harry Styles would perform as planned during Tuesday’s ceremony. The singer, who has yet to comment publicly on Flack’s death, wore a black ribbon on his suit for the […]
Lizzo may not have won the Best International Female Solo Artist trophy at the 2020 BRIT Awards, but she still had a phenomenal evening. First, she showed up on the red carpet dressed as a human Hershey bar, probably the most fun awards-season look since the Pokémon-gym-trainer fashions of this year’s Grammys. Then she performed […]
The folk goddess, the cheekbone icon, the Joni Mitchell has eschewed public life ever since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015, minus showing up to a select few events that celebrate her greatness. And while Mitchell’s health continues to be a major source of speculation for fans (she was rumored to have lost her speech […]
Los Angeles, CA – Goldenvoice announced its first Lovers & Friends Festival on Tuesday (February 18) and the lineup is insane. The one-day concert features some industry icons along with a few of the hottest acts currently. The show that is scheduled to take place on May 9 at The Grounds at Dignity Health Sports […]
While it’s been nearly two years since Pusha T revealed Drake’s “secret son” on the “The Story Of Adidon” diss track, the subject is still fodder for Hip Hop enthusiasts. Snoop Dogg and Michael Rapaport recently sat down together for an episode of GGN Double G News where the topic reared its head once again. Snoop […]
After earning the respect of several of her famous peers, Alabama-bred MC Chika is poised for a new level of notoriety. Now backed by Warner Records, the 22-year-old lyricist is prepping her debut EP and has unleashed the first single “Industry Games” onto her adoring fanbase. “Industry games, yeah, rapping but they not in love […]
Los Angeles, CA – Numerous heartfelt memorials from Dr. Dre and celebrities in the sports and entertainment industries will continue following the tragic losses of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others in a helicopter crash on January 26. The late Los Angeles Lakers icon’s most famous teammate of his career, Shaquille O’Neal, has eulogized […]
50 Cent is in heavy promo mode for his new ABC crime drama For Life. During a recent interview with Rap Radar’s Cigar Talk, the rap legend/television mogul opened up about a bevy of topics, including Ja Rule’s allegation that he’s a “snitch,” a name the Murder Inc. boss has been throwing in 50’s direction for decades. […]
Las Vegas, NV – Desiigner took a tumble during a set at a Las Vegas nightclub, falling not-so-gracefully into the back of NBA All-Star James Harden. In footage obtained by TMZ, Desiigner is performing his breakthrough hit “Panda” around 1:30 a.m. local time on JEWEL’s Nightclub’s narrow stage. As the former G.O.O.D. music rapper begins his […]
Bow Wow has appeared in several movies over the years, including 2002’s Like Mike, 2005’s Roll Bounce, 2010’s Lottery Ticket and 2011’s Madea’s Big Happy Family. Nick Cannon, on the other hand, has starred in even more films than Mr. Shad Moss — from 2002’s Drumline and Men In Black II to 2003’s Love Don’t Cost A […]
Chicago, IL – The NBA spared no expense inviting the Hip Hop community in on the festivities this past All-Star Weekend. One of the most talked-about events was Martell and BET’s HOME Experience, which featured a series of live podcasts hosted by Insecure‘s Sarunas Jackson, former NBA ballers Nick Young and Kenyon Martin and lifestyle […]
As much as I enjoyed the first few episodes of High Fidelity, the new Hulu series based on Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and the 2000 film that followed, I didn’t fully grasp how necessary it was until the fifth episode. In a scene toward the middle of “Uptown,” Rob, the crate-digging record-shop owner played by […]
Lizzo dressed up like a chocolate bar and, honey, I want that golden ticket. I’m her Augustus Gloop. Send me down the chocolate river, baby. The R&B artist wore a decadent dress to the 2020 Brit Awards on Tuesday. She’s nominated for Best International Female Solo Act and up against Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Camila […]
The ever outspoken Boosie Badazz didn’t gain many new fans on Tuesday (February 18) when he decided to speak his mind on Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old transgender daughter, Zaya. Following the retired NBA legend’s recent Good Morning America interview where he and his family further hammered home their support of Zaya, a visibly frustrated Boosie appeared […]
Miami-Dade County, FL – Gorilla Zoe was arrested for bringing a loaded gun into the Miami International Airport. According to TMZ, the Miami-Dade Police Department responded to a call from airport security on Monday night (February 17), after the rapper allegedly attempted to bring a loaded .380 caliber pistol inside his carry-on luggage. Authorities quickly […]
Miami, FL – Swae Lee spent part of Super Bowl weekend at Saks’ Brickell City Centre in Miami to launch his new collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti, his first design venture. Wearing bubblegum pink heeled booties, the Rae Sremmurd member addressed the crowd of overzealous teens. “A lot of [rappers] are fucking scared to wear shit,” […]